STOP 4: ROME, ITALY
Organisations and Individuals I Met With /
Activities Engaged In
(a) Workshop: Stateless Legal Clinicscxix, Roma Tre
University
Prof Flora Di Donato, Federico II University, Naples
Prof Alice Riccardi, Roma Tre University
Carlo Caprioglio, Roma Tre University
Ulrich Stege, Director of the IUC Clinic Legal Education
Program, International University College, Turin
Enrico Guida, Protection Associate (Statelessness)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Italy
Law students of the Stateless Legal Clinics based in
Rome, Turn and Naples
The Italian Stateless Legal Clinics is a partnership
project funded by UNHCR. The projects are focused on
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resolving cases of statelessness and supporting
persons at risk of statelessness. The Clinic operates through universities in three locations around
Italy, including:
Rome: Based at the University of Rome "Tre";
Naples: Based at the University of Naples Federico; and
Turin: Based at the International University College of Turin (IUC).
Across the partnership, 18 students are supported by lawyers to provide legal assistance to
stateless persons, with the different clinics connected to communities where legal assistance is
most needed.cxx Beyond legal assistance, the project also undertakes outreach, facilitates a
network of academics, NGOs and legal and social workers, and promotes best practices.cxxi
Connection to UNHCR means that it can also refer into the legal clinics.cxxii
The workshop provided an invaluable opportunity for me to learn more about the establishment
and operation of the three stateless legal clinics through listening to presentations from staff,
students and partners engaged in the clinics, as well as networking with participants throughout
the day. Of particular interest where the case studies of matters the clinics are currently working
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